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White spots on your tonsils are often a sign of an infection, like strep throat or tonsillitis. Depending on the exact cause, you may need antibiotics.
White spots in the throat are often caused by strep throat, but they can also result from oral thrush, tonsillitis, and other infections. Here are the top four common causes: Strep throat, Oral...
Symptoms. Tonsillitis most commonly affects children between preschool ages and the midteenage years. Common signs and symptoms of tonsillitis include: Red, swollen tonsils. White or yellow coating or patches on the tonsils. Sore throat. Difficult or painful swallowing. Fever.
Strep throat can make your throat and tonsils red, sore, swollen, and filled with white patches or pus, making your throat feel sore. Viruses that make the nose and throat inflamed cause colds.
White spots on the tonsils are common with tonsillitis, strep throat, mononucleosis, oral thrush, and tonsil stones. To identify the cause, your doctor may review your symptoms, examine your throat, take a swab of your tonsils, and perform blood tests.
White spots on your tonsils. White, yellow or gray coating on your tonsils. Fever above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). Swollen lymph nodes (glands on the sides of your neck below your ears). Stomachache or vomiting (more common in younger children).
White spots can occur on the tonsils for various reasons, including infections, tonsil stones, and oral thrush. Sometimes other symptoms occur, such as a sore throat, bad breath, or difficulty...
Pharyngitis is painful inflammation of the tissues that line the back of your throat (your pharynx). The dry, scratchy, burning sensation you experience when you have pharyngitis can make it hurt...
Infectious mononucleosis. This highly contagious viral infection, also called mono, can cause white spots on your tonsils and in your throat. It can be spread through body fluids, commonly...
Causes. Types. Tonsillitis vs. strep throat. Complications. Tonsillitis refers to inflammation of the tonsils. It typically occurs due to an infection of the tonsils. Symptoms may include a...